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*04*2974 stonebay Marketplace February 13,2004 Page 4 of 4 3. 5. 6. 7. The Walgrcen’s service area (trash enclosure. loading dock area, etc) on the west side of the building has been provided with beefed up screening as compared to earlier plans. Use of primarily coniferous trees in this area would allow for substantial winter screening. 4. The coffee shop drive-thru at the west end of the retail building still can be improved. Staff would recommend the following: Eliminate the inbound (southbound) lane at the west end of the site. Have the westerly Kelley Parkway access point as ‘out only*. Ingress from this location has little value to the overall site circulation. This will then leave approximately 12* of additional space in which the exit from the drive- thru can be extended to a 90-degree angle, allowing drive-thru traffic to exit north rather than south. It may also be necessary to reduce the length of the building by 1S‘-18‘ to accon^ilish this. However, staff is quite concerned about the current layout pointing drive- thru exiters into an oncoming lane at a 4S-degree angle. The removal of the southbound lane also will allow for additional green space and patio space at the west end of the building overlooking the pond area. In general, save for the above comments, site access and circulation has been refined to a point that staffis generally satisfied with the current plans. Pedestrian access has also been revised to provide for reasonable and safe access and circulation throughout the site. Minor refinements may yet occur with the suggested traffic circulation changes. Required Parking. The two current plans differ slightly in parking requirements: -Plan 14 (retail on north site) requires a total of 172 stalls per Orono code, and 146 are provided, a shortage of 26 stalls. •Plan IS (bank on north site) also requires a total of 172 stalls, but only 140 are provided. The plan reviewed by Planning Commission in January required 172 stalls and provided 167, a shortage of only S stalls. City Traffic Consultant Sheldon Johnson will be asked to comment on the need for the full complement of parking. iJghtinf. Signage. Planning Commission should review again the site signage plan (Sheets AS. 1 and SN-1 of the January 16 memo) and determine whether it needs further refinement. Also review the building signage as depicted on the elevation views and in Sheet C2.2. It would be staff s intent that a defined signagp criteria document be drafted to regulate ongoing signage on the site. 1